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Statewide appoints new chief

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... politics, having held executive positions within several State Government departments, including Treasury and Finance and Premier and Cabinet. Statewide Superannuation Trust is a not-for-profit industry superannuation fund and 170,000 members.

Veritate $1m payment not linked to Sunsuper investment

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... Daley was, at the time of the supposed investment, working at Enhance Corporate, part-owned by Queensland's former deputy premier Jim Elder and businessman Trevor Rowe. Heading has assured Trinity shareholders and investors that dealings of this nature ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... risen at around the same rate - give or take - backed by only green shoots. Frothy 'ey? Tighter lending? Read Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's lips. China would continue to maintain a "moderately loose" monetary policy and "proactive" fiscal policy. How ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... much so that the likelihood that Australia will experience a "technical" recession is as much as Peter Costello becoming Premier - it could still happen but not this time, thank you. And in the US, Japan, Europe and the UK. Same old, same old - the rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... English is in Sydney to speak at an Australian Business Economist function on New Zealand's Road to Recovery. Victorian Premier John Brumby will deliver a State Of The State speech to a Committee for Economic Development of Australia function. The Queensland ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... The Housing Industry Association - RP Data residential land report for the December quarter is published. In equities, Premier Investments is scheduled to release its first half results. Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris speaks ...

HSBC Premier business up 76 pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
HSBC Australia's personal financial services business grew its local customer base by more than 76 per cent in the past 12 months, but pre-tax profits were down compared to the previous year. The local arm saw pre-tax year-on-year profit up 42 per cent ...

Let them have soup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... medicine was not potent enough or was just basically not there. In his speech to China's National People's Congress, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to deliver an 8 per cent growth in his economy. And the rumoured stimulus plan? Oh, it was just a ...

Chinese medicine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... reasons why equities tumbled. But not last night. Buying on rumours. Markets rallied overnight on reports that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao would announce a new stimulus package when he addresses China's legislative body later today. Sell the fact. China's ...

Cuscal hires customers GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... in 1999, Lovney spent a number of years providing policy and program advice to the Queensland Government departments of Premier and Cabinet and in human services portfolios. He has an honours degree in law from Queensland University of Technology and ...